William Healey, who created the campaign, wrote: “We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60% based a turnout less than 75% there should be another referendum.”

The Parliament petition website is currently down, which is reportedly due to a surge in traffic.

A House of Commons spokesperson said: “Apologies to those experiencing problems with the petitions site. We are working hard to fix it. Thank you for your patience.”